Our Team

Michael Stone

Michael Stone

Founder
Saemi

Saemi Nakamura

Facilitator

Glenn Girlando

Facilitator
Jason Gentile

Jason Gentile

Yoga Instructor
Anne-Arthur

Anne Arthur

Course Instructor

Karen Nitsche

Community Facilitator

Stacy Claxton

Course Instructor

Heidi Denkers

Community Facilitator
Michael Stone

Michael Stone

Founder

Michael Stone, BS Chem Eng, MBA, inventor of a new type of breathwork modality called Neurodynamic Breathwork, co-founder of the “Train Your Brain, Master Your Life” Workshop, Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator and founder of Holotropic Breathwork LA, was born and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He is a well-known international speaker who has participated in numerous conferences and summits, along with Dr. Gabor Mate, Joe Dispenza, Tony Robbins, Caroline Myss, Thomas Hubl, Dr. Stephen Porges, Dr. Peter Levine, Jodk Kornfield, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ken Wilbur, Dan Siegel and others. And NeuroDynamic Breathwork has been featured in the London Times, Elephant Journal, Luxx Magazine, CBS and NBC.

After spending the first 35 years of his life following a path that had been imprinted on him through cultural and family conditioning, he finally stepped into his own creative potential and quit his upper management job in a multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company to become an entrepreneur, creating several successful multi-million dollar “brick and mortar” businesses. In addition, after becoming certified as a Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator in 2009, he founded Holotropic Breathwork LA to introduce Holotropic Breathwork Workshops to the Los Angeles Area where he is now facilitating some of the largest HB workshops in the country and he has worked with over 5,000 people over the last decade. Holotropic Breathwork is a an all day in-person group experience with three hour breathwork sessions where participants do faster, deeper breathing to music in order to quiet their ego/thinking mind and get access to their inner intelligence that everybody has but generally cannot access very often. Because of his research into neuroscience, he understood that to get the maximum benefit from this work (so participants can start getting regular access to this inner intelligence in their everyday lives) it is ideal for breathwork to be done on a regular basis to strengthen that neural pathway.

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Saemi

Saemi Nakamura

Facilitator

Saemi Nakamura was born and grew up in Tokyo. Although she was having a comfortable life there, she felt that something was missing.  “Is there something more to life?” “What is the meaning of life?” “What is the purpose of my life?” So she left everything familiar behind and came to the United States to find out who she was. Because she thought that acting training might be able to help her explore the various facets of her being, she joined an acting school in Hollywood.  She has worked on films, television shows, and numerous commercials for over twenty years.  Her first memoir was published in Japan in 1998 and followed by three more books sharing her experience and insights living in Los Angeles. Her story inspired countless young people.

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Glenn Girlando

Facilitator

I’ve known since age 19 that the exploration of human potential, self-actualization, and consciousness exploration were my passions, and that my field of study would be psychology. Between that moment and now, I’ve explored a wide range of philosophies, religions, spiritual growth methods and spiritual paths. Ultimately, the two that have resonated closest to my soul are breathwork and astrology.

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Jason Gentile

Yoga Instructor

Jason Gentile is a Yoga Alliance-certified instructor based in Los Angeles. He has trained and practiced in holistic flow, yin, and power yoga with some of the most prominent teachers in Southern California. His classes combine a profound connection to the breath and respect for the body with foundational movement sequences that are accessible for all levels of yoga students.

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Anne Arthur

Course Instructor

Within each of us, mostly hidden from our awareness, are core ideas about the nature of reality and the world around us. The Enneagram offers a map of 9 blueprints—each representing a different core idea—that drives the creation and development of our personality. Each of our unique personalities develop in the particular setting of our life circumstances relying primarily on one of the 9 blueprints with the rest of the 8 blueprints being featured in our personality to a lesser degree.

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Tu Anh Schroeter

Tu Anh Schroeter

Course Instructor

We’ve gotten feedback that you not only want conceptual perspectives about how to enrich your relationship, but tactical skills to apply as well. We are listening, and yes, we will also cover tactical skills you can apply to expand and enliven your romantic relationships. In this course we will cover:
  • Setting intentions and taking a breather before walking into the house or before having conversations with your partner
  • Being present (like breathing)
  • Deciding what energy, space, and vibe to bring to your relationship
  • Creating & loving a renewed vision and version of your partner
  • Allowing your partner to surprise you by shifting your perspectives
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Stacy Claxton

Course Instructor

Stacy Claxton (FDN-P, AHP, EFT-P) is a transformational coach who guides committed action-takers through their biggest physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual blocks so they can heal the past, show up fully alive and confident in the present, and create a healthier, happier, more powerful future. But as an integrative health practitioner she adds the missing piece many traditional approaches lack: body-centered tools to rewire the nervous system for lasting change.

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Heidi Denkers

Facilitator

Heidi Denkers is is an NDB Facilitator, NDB Staff Member and has a Masters in Psychology with an emphasis in expressive arts therapy. She is also a published poet, an artist, works with mandalas, journals regularly, plays with music, dances often and works with symbolism.

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Karen Nitsche

Facilitator

Native from France, Karen Nitsche is a NDB Facilitator, Embodiment guide and Yoga teacher based in Ojai, California. As a former dancer and actress, Karen spent her entire life diving into creative expressions through different modalities. Her curious and seeking spirit combined with a fascination for movement took her from Ballet, Jazz and Contact Dance to Chinese Martial Arts, QiGong and Yoga. She wove these practices all together to create a holistic integration of the Body, Mind, Heart and Spirit.

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